South Sudan, rebels trade attacks as truce due to start

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese government forces and rebels launched attacks on each other's positions on Saturday, both sides said, the day a ceasefire that formed part of new peace agreement was due to take effect.

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Malaysia's former ruling party picks old hand as new president

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former ruling party picked a familiar face as its new leader on Saturday, as they grapple with a spectacular defeat in a May general election that pushed them from power after more than 60 years.

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Billie razors: 'First razor ad with hairy women' wins praise online

US-based razor brand Billie says it's the first to show women shaving body hair, not hairless legs.

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Jordan army begins delivering aid to Syrians stranded near border

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Jordanian army began delivering humanitarian aid to thousands of displaced Syrians who took shelter near its border when major fighting broke out in southern Syria this month, a government spokeswoman said on Saturday.

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This Week: Trump Prepares to Announce Replacement to Supreme Court, Iranians Protest and Prince William's Visit to Israel

CBN News Showcase highlights important news stories of the week, stories of faith and what God is doing in the world. It is also an opportunity for you to join our anchors in praying over the headlines and praying for our nation and the world.

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Malaysians outraged over reports of child marriage

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Reports of marriage between a 11-year old girl and a man 30 years her senior sparked an uproar in Malaysia on Saturday, reigniting debate on the subject of underage marriage in the Muslim majority country.

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Unesco announces new heritage sites around the world

A Saudi oasis, ancient Oman port and Korean mountain monastery also get World Heritage status.

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Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from U.S. sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

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Ambassadors join Ugandan march to protest violence against women

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The ambassadors of the United States and France joined dozens of Ugandan demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Saturday to protest against what they say is rising violence against women, including murder, rape and kidnapping for ransom.

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Bavarian CSU welcomes Merkel's migration deals ahead of Sunday crisis meeting

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bavaria's premier welcomed deals on migration brought back from Brussels by Angela Merkel, giving the clearest signal yet that his party was prepared to back down in a standoff with the German chancellor that has risked bringing down her government.

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'He Sits and Listens to the Word of God Every Day': Blind Iraqi Refugee Memorizes 87 Chapters of the Bible

Leading the Way Ministries reports after leaving one of their audio Bibles with a blind Iraqi refugee, they returned and discovered he had memorized 87 chapters of the Bible. 

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Moorland fire in north England spreads, major incident declared

LONDON (Reuters) - Fires on moorland outside the northern English city of Manchester intensified on Saturday, prompting authorities to declare a major incident.

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Black US senators introduce anti-lynching bill

The bill follows 200 failed attempts in the last century to pass anti-lynching legislation.

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Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

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Iraq to begin manual recount of national election votes on Tuesday

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will begin a manual recount of votes on Tuesday from a May parliamentary election clouded by allegations of fraud, a step towards the formation of a new parliament and government.

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Egypt's Sisi, facing online backlash, says country is on the 'right track'

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt was on the "right track" to rebuild its economy after years of instability that had nearly brought the country to its knees.

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Syrian rebels lose string of southwest towns

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A string of Syrian rebel-held towns and villages accepted government rule on Saturday as insurgent lines collapsed in parts of the southwest under an intense bombardment that the United Nations says has forced 160,000 people to flee.

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Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

NAHUATZEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican voters will stream to the polls this Sunday in a pivotal presidential contest, but leaders representing tens of thousands of indigenous people have vowed to block voting in their communities to protest a system they say has failed them.

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